bookmark
Use Bookmark in a sentence
noun
1.
a ribbon or other marker placed between the pages of a book to mark a place.
2.
a bookplate.
3.
Digital Technology.
a.
a link to a Web site address saved electronically in a browser to facilitate quick access to the Web page.
b.
an electronic pointer created in a computer file to facilitate quick access to a specific part of the text.
verb (used with object)
4.
Digital Technology. to create a bookmark for: I bookmarked ten of my favorite blogs.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: bookmarker a strip or band of some material, such as leather or ribbon, put between the pages of a book to mark a place |
| 2. | computing |
| a. an address for a website stored on a computer so that the user can easily return to the site | |
| b. an identifier placed in a document so that part of the document can be accessed easily | |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) computing |
| a. to identify and store (a website) so that one can return to it easily | |
| b. to place a bookmark in (a document) | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | bookmark |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to record the location (URL) of a favorite Web site to allow quick access in the future |
| Example: | She bookmarked several news pages for reading them each morning. |
| Usage: | computing; bookmarked, bookmarking; bookmark n |
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Slang Dictionary
bookmark definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Computing Dictionary
bookmark definition
World-Wide WebA user's reference to a document on the World-Wide Web or other hypermedia system, usually in the form of a URL and a title or comment string.
Most World-Wide Web and Gopher browsers can save and load a file of bookmarks to allow you to quickly locate documents to which you want to refer again.
(1997-06-09)
Example sentences
The app has a simple, clean interface which allows you to customize the display fonts and bookmark articles.
It's one social network, one part digital scrapbook and one part browser bookmark bar.
My goal is to bookmark your site and keep checking get you started.
Until then, feel free to bookmark the page and use it to find the webcam of your choice.
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